Suunto SPARTAN ULTRA 1.1, User Manual

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NOTE: Backlight brightness affects battery life. The brighter the
backlight is, the quicker the battery drains.
3.5 Button and screen lock
While recording an exercise you can lock both the buttons and
screen by keeping the lower right button pressed. Once locked, you
cannot change the display views, but you can turn on the backlight
with any button press if the backlight is in automatic mode.
To unlock everything, keep the lower right button pressed again.
When you are not recording an exercise, the screen locks and dims
after one minute of inactivity. To activate the screen, press any
button.
The screen also goes to sleep (blank) after a period of inactivity.
Any movement turns the screen on again.
3.6 Compass
Suunto Spartan Ultra has a digital compass that allows you to orient
yourself in relation to magnetic north. The tilt-compensated
compass gives you accurate readings even if the compass is not
horizontally level.
You can access the compass from the launcher under
Navigation »
Compass .
The compass display includes the following information:
•
Arrow pointing to magnetic north
•
Heading in degrees
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